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LG Introduces The V20, The First Android Nougat Smartphone (venturebeat.com)
An anonymous reader writes from a report via VentureBeat: LG has unveiled its V20 flagship smartphone, the successor to the V10 that LG introduced last year, and the first smartphone to run Google's Android Nougat OS out of the box. It's also the first phone to get In Apps, a new homescreen shortcut in Android that makes it easy to search through content on all installed apps. There's a customizable "second screen" at the top, the fingerprint scanner/power button on the rear, and a removable smooth aluminum alloy back cover that can allow you to remove the battery. There's no longer two front facing camera sensors, just one 5-megapixel wide-angle camera. There are however two rear-facing camera sensors similar to the G5. There's an 8-megapixel 135-degree wide-angle camera sensor and 16-megapixel 75-degree camera sensor. The new phone features a Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage with support for up to 2TB of storage via microSD, a 3200 mAh battery, and a 5.7-inch QHD display. It measures 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6mm and weighs 174g. The USB-C adapter supports fast charging. The phone will be available in titan, silver, and pink, although pink won't be coming to the U.S. market. LG has yet to disclose the price, the release date, or carrier availability for the phone. It's also the first smartphone to feature a 32-bit hi-fi quad DAC.
Or just plug it into one of the dozens of cheaply available power banks (rather than paying $100 on a spare battery) and continue using the phone. No rebooting, just a cable running between your pocket and your phone. Many power banks now support fast charging too. And it'll be compatible with your next phone.
Then when you're at home, plug your power bank in, and plug your phone in, and they'll both be ready when you need them tomorrow.
Or plug your phone in, wait for it to charge, then remember to swap the batteries (reboot again) and charge again. Oh, you forgot to swap? Guess you'll have to make do with just one battery. Because very few phones have docks that let you charge a spare AND the main battery. So if you forget, you're screwed. You'd be better off carrying a power bank and letting the replaceable battery happen a few years down the road when it is degraded enough to be a problem.
LG still comes with features many phone makers are no longer supporting or have plans on removing:
1. Replaceable battery
2. Replaceable and upgradable memory
3. IR (blaster) port
4. Headset port